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Do you remember the Republican Congressman's name who got caught with his shirt off, hitting on women and pretending to be single two years ago? No. Why? Because Speaker Boehner told him to immediately resign. Before it hit the newspapers, Republican leadership told him to get out.

On the other hand, everyone knows who Congressman Anthony Weiner is. Why? Because Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat leadership did not immediately demand his resignation. They were hoping that he could ride out the problem.

Do you see the difference between the two parties? Republicans proactively clean up. Democrats try to cover up. They don't hold their officials accountable.

What does this have to do with Lizzy Warren?

Check out this picture. Who is Lizzy hanging with? That's Mayor Lantigua. He is not exactly a profile in courage. In fact, he is the opposite.

When Lantigua won the mayor's office, he collected both the salary for being mayor and state representative. It was good for him but not the taxpayers.

After the double compensation flap, we find out that Mayor Lantigua's live-in girlfriend is collecting fuel assistance despite the household earning $145,000 annually. Can we say corrupt?

What else do we know about Mayor Lantigua? He is under federal investigation for campaign finance violations. (It is never Martha Coakley that catches these guys.)

This guy should be thrown out of office. But Lizzy Warren meets with him. That says to me and everyone else Lizzy approves of his actions. If Lizzy was a true profile in courage, she would say I am not going to meet with a corrupt mayor.

She is no better than the Bacon Hill State Representatives who voted to re-elect Sal DiMasi just weeks before his indictment.

If Lizzy Warren cannot make a correct decision in Lawrence, she will never stand up to the DC power-brokers.